Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist, known as the “father of the Soviet atomic bomb.”

1905

Tex Ritter, singer, actor (“Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?”).

1907

Sergi Korolev, engineer, lead rocket engineer and spacecraft designer for the Soviet Union during the 1950s and ’60s; often called the “father of practical astronautics”.

1916

P.W. Botha, first State President of South Africa (1984-89).

1923

Ira Hays, one of the US Marines photographed in the iconic image of raising a flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima; member of the Pima tribe; portrayed himself in the movie Sands of Iwo Jima.

1926

Ray Price, singer; leader in the “Nashville sound” movement that introduced lush arrangements into country music recording (“The Same Old Me,” “For the Good Times”).

1938

Qazi Hussain Ahmad, former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami, right-wing party in Pakistan; vocal critic of US counterterrorism policy.

1946

Cynthia Robinson, musician, vocalist with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone.

1949

Michael W. Vannier, radiologist; played important role in advancing three-dimensional imaging and surgical planning.

1951

Kirstie Alley, actress; won Emmy and Golden Globe as the leading actress in the TV series Cheers.

1951

Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio talk show host, political commentator and author; a leading voice in the US neo-conservative movement.

1954

Howard Stern, radio personality, author, TV show host; noted as a “shock jock” for his controversial comments on air.

1968

Heather Mills, model, charity campaigner; continued modeling with a prosthetic limb after a leg amputation due to a traffic accident and founded Heather Mills Health Trust to assist amputees; married to former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney (2003–2008).